The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Rachel Getting Married
Drama · 2008
A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.
Movie details
Rachel Getting Married
“The perfect weekend for a wedding… but the storm is coming.”
2008 Drama 1h 53m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Rachel Getting Married?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Jonathan Demme
Written by
Jenny Lumet
Anne Hathaway
Kym Buchman
Rosemarie DeWitt
Rachel Buchman
Bill Irwin
Paul Buchman
Debra Winger
Abby Buchman
Tunde Adebimpe
Sidney Williams
Mather Zickel
Kieran
Anna Deavere Smith
Carol
Court is in session
Put Rachel Getting Married on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.